Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Dept. of
Special Collections

Stockton, California 95211

Abstract: The bulk of the collection consists of records
of hearings conducted by the U.S. House of Representatives on the subject of
migrant labor. The collectiona also includes publications from the WPA Division
of Social Research and Farm Security Administration, with an emphasis on
California and Arizona.

Physical location: For current information on the location
of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.

Languages: Languages represented in the collection:
English

Access

Collection open for research.

Publication Rights

Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as
the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
researcher.

Professor of sociology at University of the Pacific, Stockton, Calif.
(1933-1962; 1968-1976). Dean of College of the Pacific (1962-1968). Jacoby used
these materials in preparing coursework (1946-1953)

Scope and Content of Collection

The papers in this collection derive from Jacoby's activities as a
teacher. The bulk of them constitute a record of hearings conducted by the U.S.
House of Representatives on the subject of migrant labor (1940-42). The
collectiona also includes publications from the WPA Division of Social Research
and Farm Security Administration, with an emphasis on California and Arizona.
Jacoby first acquired materials on migrant labor during the late 1930s. Later,
while working for the federal government (1942-43), he added to this
specialized labor library.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.

National Defense Migration
Program

Agriculture - California

Migrant labor - California

Migrant labor - United States

Container List

Box 1: U.S. government pamphlets on migrant labor. Includes
publications from the WPA Division of Social Research and Farm Security
Administration, with an emphasis on California and Arizona.
1936-1953

Box 2: U.S. House of Representatives. 76th Congress.
Hearings of Select Committee on National Defense Migration Program.
1940-1941

Box 3: U.S. House of Representatives. 77th Congress.
Hearings of Select Committee on National Defense Migration Program.
1941

Box 4: U.S. House of Representatives. 77th Congress.
Hearings of Select Committee on National Defense Migration Program, and
Hearings of the Select Committee to Investigate the Interstate Migration of
Destitute Citizens.
1941-1942